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LiTTLE GRAY RappiT (Lepus sylvaticus). | 
Minnesota.—Elk River, Sherburne County, November, 1887: Common i 
around the towns; rather scarce in the country. Ido not think they were her 
years ago. Heron Lake, Jackson County, May, 1887: Common. Ortonville, B 
-. S$Stone County, June, 1887; Common in the brush and around town. Brown's Valleg 
She Traverse County, June and July, 1887: Common in the valley and ravines. 
-.- Dakota.—¥ort Sisseton, June, 1887: Common. Fort Buford, September, 1887 
Common in the brush of the river flats and ravines. It follows paths through the -~ 
_ brush, but does not keep well-beaten trails like those of the Varying Hare (L. ame 
_. teanus). Rapid City, Pennington County, November, 1887: Quite common. * 
: ae a on Ranch, Dawson County, September, 1887: Numerous in the f 
rush. 
VARYING HARE (Lepus americanus). 
Minnesota.—Elk River, Sherburne County, November, 1887: Common. a 
Dakota.—Grand Forks, July, 1887: Said to occur. Pembina, July and August, 
1887: Common. Bottineau (in western border of Turtle Mountain), August, 1887: _ 
Evidently numerous. The hazel brush on the hills is all cut off at about 2 feet from 
. the ground, and the ground is strewn with excrement of this species and that of Lee 
/ - ». campestris, which is about four times as large. | f hy Mod 
JACK RABBIT (Lepus campestris). 
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_ Minnesota.—Heron Lake, Jackson County, May, 1887: Said to occur. Ortonville, ‘ee 7 
Big Stone County, June, 1887: Said to be quite plentiful here, but Ihave failedto 
find them. Brown’s Valley, Traverse County, June and July, 1887: Common on 
both sides of the valley. Sia 
Dakota.—Flandreau, Moody County, May, 1887: Saw two; one was young and > 
about the size of the Little Gray Rabbit (L. sylvaticus). Fort Sisseton, June, 1887: _ 
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Said to be common; saw one, but could not get within 60 rods of it. They keepon 
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fa the open prairie and are as wild as deer. The people here think the only way they — % 
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‘ean be captured is with greyhounds. They have been killed off until they are 
now very scarce. Grand Forks, July, 1887: Said to occur. Fort Buford: Common ribs 
on the prairie. Pembina, July and August, #687: Said to be common; saw but one. ~ 
Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, August, 1887: Seem to be common. Bottineau 
(western edge of Turtle Mountain), August, 1887: Common. Rapid City, Penning-  — 
ton County, November, 1887: Common. Shot one that Iscaredfromanexcavation _ 
it had made in hard clay in the midst of a Prairie Dog town where there was not a 
ae weed or blade of grass for protection. Still, it resembled its surroundings so closely — 
Sy as it squatted in the hole with its ears laid flat and its back level with the ground 
Wor that I walked close to it without noticing it tillit jumped andran. The excava- — 
1! tion measured 5 inches in depth, 6 in width, and 12 in fength. This isthe fourth 
ey aay Jack Rabbit fT have scared out of just sucha hole. I think they sitin the same 
ae place every day if not disturbed, but have not known one to return after being” _ 
frightened. 
Montana.—Tilyou’s Ranch, Dawson County, September and October, 1887: Com- 
mK mon; eat cactus berries. Stage road from Miles City to Deadwood, October, 1887: 
\ohuat Common all along; saw a few. ns 
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Sa Sa EASTERN PORCUPINE ; BLACK-HAIRED PORCUPINE (Zrethizon dorsatus). ) 7) > 
Minnesota.—Elk River, Sherburne County, 1887: I have unquestionable authority -! i 
i for the killing of twointhis county. They are said to becommon if the evergreen —— 
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MR oh WESTERN PORCUPINE; YELLOW-HAIRED PORCUPINE (Hrethizon epixanthus). 
REL § Montana.—Tilyou’s Ranch, Dawson County, September, 1887: Common m the —_ 
i Ahi undergrowth on the river flats, feeding principally on bull-berry leaves and berries,and 
eat cottonwood bark. J found one undera brush heap. The small limbs with berries had, ~ 
his been cut off from many of the bull-berry bushes near the place. Its stomach was — 
gan full of bull-berry leaves and berries, and contained nothing else. It was very fat, — 
{crawled under the brush heap and poked it witha stick. When annoyed this way 
it would strike with its tail in all directions, up, down, and sideways, striking hard; 
its tail would thump on the ground as loud as a blow from a man’s fist. After it 
